Haiti: Remembering The Earthquake 2 Years Later

Images of devastation in Haiti dominated news media, in 2010! Check out my previous blog posts here:       Haiti- a race against time ! This amazing report comes to us from the Boston Globe. We can only guess and imagine the horror felt by Haitians, during and after the devastating earthquake, there. They say that a [...]

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3 Social Publishing Apps That Empower Human Curators

Human Curators,  (not Bots) ! Are humans being replaced or pushed out by Bots and Spiders? With so much information out there, on the web, we have to come to grips with the staggering effects of Information Overload.  (See my other post on this topic- which is even more relevant today, than when I first [...]

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5 Innovative Ways Tech Is Changing Your World

Parking spaces, e-payments, communications, education, libraries & more! Here they come: mobile devices digital natives personal robots satellite communications/GPS/touch cells electronic banking/payments http://mashable.com/2011/05/08/innovative-tech/ Credit: Erica Swallow writes this informative post @Mashable. @Coolwired

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Facebook Privacy: 10 Essential Settings

 10  Settings for Facebook:   apps, sharing,connecting and more! This timely article comes from  Stan Shroeder, writing @ Mashable. It has many valuable tips for you, regarding the ever-growing Facebook. You may already know and use some of these ideas, but I feel that it is always worth exploring new ones. So, what do you do when [...]

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Social Media Playbook

Delicious, Digg, Facebook, Google Buzz, LinkedIn, Friendfeed,Twitter, YouTube…                                          Play by the rules!         This extensive playbook pdf really delves into the do’s and don’ts of social media. It is great for both business and personal use. Try it.      Hints: 1)Gracious social media interaction will win you a lot of respect. 2)Give credit, where [...]

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31 Essential Social Media Resources You May Have Missed

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube…  Social media is exploding, & changing the way we learn, do business & meet new people! Matt Silverman writes this great article @ mashable. Check it out here! http://mashable.com/2010/07/25/social-media-resources-list/ Credit: Matt Silverman, writing @ Mashable. @Coolwired on Twitter, for more futurist info-to-go. Help me spread the word. Thnx for visiting!

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24 Social Media Resources Roundup

 Online reputation, YouTube, iPad, location technology & more! So you know your social media? Here is a great collection of essential social media resources, posted by Matt Silverman! You will need more than just a few minutes to sift through all this information. Trust me, on this. http://bit.ly/9lks7X Credit: Matt Silverman, writing @ Mashable. @Coolwired [...]

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Should Obama Get an iPad?

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens  Stoltenberg, now stranded in New York, is running his government, from his iPad! [img credit: Statsministerens Kontor] viaGizmodo An Icelandic Volcano eruption is spewing toxic black ash into the atmosphere, slowly spreading like a black plague over Europe. Airlines are grounded, with this latest development. Not since 911, has there been such a [...]

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9 Upcoming Contenders to Apple iPad Tablet

    Caveat emptor! (Buyer beware!)  Hold on to your cash/credit a little longer!  The Apple iPad Tablet has eager contenders, which are chomping at the bit, to get into this race, for supremacy over your $$$$. See why here!  http://ow.ly/11Qyn Barb Dybwad , writing for Mashable  says: “Still, it’s worth a look at what other tablet contenders [...]

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What Does Google Know About You?

Check out your Google Dashboard. You might be surprised! Like Hansel & Gretel, you may have left bread crumbs all along the way! http://mashable.com/2009/11/05/google-privacy-dashboard/a> Credits: Thanks to Stan Schroeder, from Mashable, for this informative article!

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